Augsburger Panther

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Augsburger Panther
Founded 1878
City Augsburg
Stadium Curt Frenzel Stadion
Capacity 7,774
Colors Red, green, white
League Deutsche Eishockey-Liga
Owner Lothar Sigl
Manager Max Fedra

The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey-Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, playing home games at Curt Frenzel Stadion.

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[edit] Current roster

As of December 5, 2007. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
29 Flag of Germany Jan Münster L 2007 Lüneburg, Germany
35 Flag of Germany Markus Keller L 2007 Augsburg, Germany
37 Flag of Canada Patrick DesRochers L 2007 Penetanguishene, ON, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
2 Flag of Germany Jochen Molling L 2007 Berlin, Germany
6 Flag of Latvia Arvids RekisA L 2003 Jurmala, Latvia
13 Flag of Germany Steffen Tölzer L 2003 Zittau, Germany
22 Flag of Slovakia Tomas Slovak R 2007 Kosice, Slovakia
36 Flag of Germany Torsten Fendt – C L 2002 München, Germany
43 Flag of Canada Christian Chartier L 2007 Russell, MA, Canada
44 Flag of Canada Harlan Pratt R 2006 Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
84 Flag of Germany Heiko Vogler L 2007 Heilbronn, Germany
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
5 Flag of Germany Christian Wichert F L 2007 München, Germany
8 Flag of Germany Roland Mayr C L 2003 Augsburg, Germany
9 Flag of Germany Stefan Mann C L 2007 Weißwasser, Germany
10 Flag of Canada Rhett Gordon RW R 2007 Regina, SK, Canada
14 Flag of Canada Shane Joseph RW R 2006 Brooks, AB, Canada
15 Flag of Canada Travis Brigley C L 2006 Coronation, AB, Canada
19 Flag of the United States Mark Murphy– A LW L 2006 Duxbury, MA, United States
21 Flag of Canada Matt Ryan L 2004 Sharon, Ontario Monarchs (SPC)
25 Flag of Canada Brock Radunske LW L 2007 Kitchener, ON, Canada
46 Flag of Norway Mathis Olimb RW L 2007 Oslo, Norway
47 Flag of Germany Rainer Suchan RW L 2005 München, Germany
87 Flag of Germany Patrick Buzas C L 2005 Augsburg, Germany


Coaches: Larry Mitchell, Duanne Moeser

[edit] Season Records

Season Rank Playoffs
DEL 2007/08 12 No playoffs
DEL 2006/07 13 No playoffs
DEL 2005/06 12 No playoffs
DEL 2004/05 7 Lost the first round
DEL 2003/04 9 No playoffs
DEL 2002/03 11 No playoffs
DEL 2001/02 8 Lost the first round
DEL 2000/01 14 No playoffs
DEL 1999/00 8 Lost the first round
DEL 1998/99 8 Lost the first round
DEL 1997/98 14 No playoffs
DEL 1996/97 13 No playoffs
DEL 1995/96 12 Lost the quarter-final
DEL 1994/95 13 Lost the first round

[edit] Famous Players

  1. Xaver Unsinn - 8x Bundesliga champion and former head coach of the German National Hockey Team.
  2. Udo Kießling - 6x Bundesliga champion and member of the IIHF-Hockey Hall of Fame.
  3. Ernst Höfner - 3x Bundesliga champion and currently assistant head coach of the German National Hockey Team.
  4. Duanne Moeser - Played 15-years in Augsburg. Since 2005/2006 he has been working in the club management. He's the club's alltime scoring leader.
  5. Paul Ambros - 11x Bundesliga champion.
  6. Glenn Anderson - Won 5 Stanley Cups. Represented Canada at the 1980 Olympics, as well as twice at the World Championships and Canada Cup.

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